When approaching friendships, people tend to subconsciously classify them. For example, differentiating associates from acquaintances, acquaintances from friends, and friends from true friends. This is precisely what the popular philosopher, Aristotle breaks down. Yet, in Of Mice and Men, it is debatable on whether or not George and Lennie have a “true” or “virtuous” relationship. George and Lennie do have a true friendship according to Aristotle because of their co-dependency, respectfulness, and protection that both reciprocate to one another. To start off with, both George and Lennie are co-dependent on each other. While co-dependency has the potential to become unhealthy, the pair utilize it as a sense of deep caring and understanding